Commonwealth Fusion Systems raised $1 billion, lifting total funding to $4 billion, to accelerate SPARC completion and advance ARC, its first planned grid-scale fusion plant in Virginia for the early 2030s.

The article argues that concentrated executive power can heighten sovereign risk by weakening legal checks, unsettling investor confidence, and distorting capital allocation through policy unpredictability.

Petronas CCS Solutions has hired Helms Geomarine for a three‑year offshore geotechnical contract, with an option to extend two more years, to survey soils and support pipelines.